Is Your Intimate Relationship Enhancing Your Life Or Detracting From It?

By: Kathleen Dwyer Blair, LCSW, BCD

The reason why people begin relationships is to enhance and enrich their lives.  However, intimate relationships can be challenging.   Years ago, people either suffered through these challenges or ended the relationship.  More people are now open to discovering alternatives to help change their circumstances.  Couples’ therapy will help partners achieve this with a blend of psychotherapy, education, and mediation.  It can be helpful to have an objective party collaborate with a couple to help build a stronger foundation for their relationship.

Why You Should Get Blended Family Counseling

All blended families have problems when they are first learning how to live together. It is how you solve your family problems that is important. Letting your anger or your frustration get the better of you is never a good idea, now matter how satisfying it might feel in the heat of the moment. Some families are able to work through their issues on their own while others find that they need help. Some families need blended family counseling to learn how to live as a single family unit. 

Are You in Need of Postpartum Depression Treatment?

The research that Texas low cost health insurance has done regarding the need for postpartum depression treatment yielded surprising results.  Postpartum depression treatment starts with asking yourself a couple of questions.  Have you recently become a new mother?  Does “motherhood” seem quite different than what you have read in books and magazines?  Do you feel extreme sadness since the child was born?  How about a lack of interest in your own life or your baby?  You could be suffering from postpartum depression and in need of postpartum depression treatment.

Autism-It’s a Family Thing                                    

Chantal Sicile-Kira discusses the effects of autism on marriages.

"Lonely? Trapped? Hopeless? Alone? When it seems like there is no hope, there is help."

“Things seem to be getting worse. I just need help.”

Help is available anytime, anywhere.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a free and confidential service for those who are seeking help when they feel like there is nowhere to turn. 1-800-273-TALK (8255) can be dialed toll free from anywhere in the United States 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Trained crisis center staff are available to listen to your needs and offer:

• Crisis counseling.
• Suicide intervention.
• Mental health referral information.

How Families Can Help Children Cope with Fear and Anxiety

Whether tragic events touch your family personally or are brought into your home via newspapers and television, you can help children cope with the anxiety that violence, death, and disasters can cause.